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<i>Complete Guide to Sport Education, Third Edition,</i> offers a thoroughly updated version of the evidence-based curriculum and instruction model pioneered by Daryl Siedentop, universally acknowledged as the Father of Sport Education.<br> <br> <br> <br> Lead author Siedentop first articulated his Sport Education model back in the late 1970s; it has evolved ever since and has been expressed through three editions of this book. This third edition is backed by substantial research that supports the idea that Sport Education is a valuable and motivating approach to delivering quality physical education experiences for students from the early elementary grades through the university years.<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>New and Revised Material</b><br> <br> <i>Complete Guide to Sport Education, Third Edition,</i> offers readers a significant amount of revised and new material, including enhanced guidance for Sport Education programming across a year. Also noteworthy is the updated alignment of Sport Education''s goals and objectives with the SHAPE America standards and the national learning objectives from other countries.<br> <br> <br> <br> In addition, the text provides six brand-new chapters on the following topics: <ul> <li>Including students with special needs</li> <li>Implementing Sport Education beyond physical education (e.g., school-based after-school programs, intramurals, community-based programs, and university basic instruction programs)</li> <li>Evidence-based research on Sport Education</li> <li>Developing effective program-level policies and procedures</li> <li>Managing equipment, facilities, and supplies</li> <li>Sport Education''s link with international objectives</li> </ul> <b>Unique Approach to Sport Education</b><br> <br> <i>Complete Guide to Sport Education</i> represents a departure from traditional curriculum and instruction (C&I) models because it takes an effective student-centered approach, providing students with opportunities to take ownership and